Quality

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8 August 2005

High level QOF data release delayed

An early release of provisional high-level Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) data for GP practices in England on 5 August has
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4 August 2005

Patients rate good local services above choice

A report into patient choice has argued that while Choose and Book is seen by the public as a positive service
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2 August 2005

New QMAS software will focus on excluded patients

Changes to the payments software for the Quality and Outcomes Framework mean practices and primary care trusts will be able
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1 August 2005

National data quality review called for

The NHS needs a national overview of data quality and coding integrity as the Payment by Results regime gathers pace,
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21 July 2005

Consultation highlights concerns over NCRS ownership

Concerns over who will own the summary record on the spine and how the summary data will be validated are
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21 July 2005

Bringing CfH into the mainstream

Richard Jeavons, director of IT service implementation at the DH, tells E-Health Insider about his role in pushing IT reform
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20 July 2005

Ambulance services get digital radios

 The Department of Health has awarded a contract for a new digital radio and communication system for all NHS ambulance
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12 July 2005

London project raises questions for Choose and Book

Patients offered a choice of hospital are more interested in hospital reputation than length of waiting time, according to a
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11 July 2005

GP2GP transfers: the benefits and limitations

GP2GP electronic transfers of records are much quicker than their paper-based equivalents, but they won’t eliminate the need for paper
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8 July 2005

Secondary uses pose confidentiality challenge

Meeting the NHS’s need for more information while supporting individuals’ rights to confidentiality is a key challenge for the Secondary
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